Field Integration Engineer

Omaze; Odessa (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Medical, Dental, and Vision plans

Flexible PTO and paid holidays

Wellbeing benefits

401(k) plan

Job summary

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. in Odessa, Texas is seeking a Field Integration Engineer to lead hardware validation and failure analysis efforts. You will collaborate with multiple teams to ensure high quality and functional standards across systems.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in debugging and assembling advanced systems, particularly in robotics or autonomous vehicles. This role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work closely with both technical and non-technical audiences.

Kodiak offers a competitive benefits package and is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in autonomous vehicle or robotics systems.
• Experience with customer technical solutions delivery.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively.
• Familiarity with communication protocols: Ethernet, CAN, LIN.

Responsibilities

• Lead root-cause analysis of failures across teams.
• Validate corrective actions to prevent failures.
• Inspect new hardware to meet quality standards.
• Collect customer feedback for product improvements.
• Create and review technical documentation.

Skills

Debugging and assembling hardware/software systems

Technical solutions delivery

Communicating complex technical concepts

Automotive electronics knowledge

Problem-solving independently

Tools

CAD

SolidWorks

C++, Python, C, ROS, bash

Job description

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. was founded in 2018 and has become a leader in autonomous ground transportation committed to a safer and more efficient future for all. The company has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology stack purpose-built for commercial trucking and the public sector. The company delivers freight daily for its customers across the southern United States using its autonomous technology. In 2024, Kodiak became the first known company to publicly announce delivering a driverless semi-truck to a customer. Kodiak is also leveraging its commercial self-driving software to develop, test and deploy autonomous capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense.

We are looking for a Field Integration Engineer to lead failure analysis, hardware validation, and continuous improvement efforts across our integrated systems. In this role, you will work closely with Electrical, Mechanical, Software, Firmware, and Technician teams to drive root-cause investigations, validate corrective actions, and ensure new and serviced hardware meet high quality and functional standards. You will also contribute to improving diagnostic capabilities, refining documentation, and sharing customer feedback with product teams to enhance system performance and reliability.

In the role, you will:

• Drive root-cause analysis of the failure, working across electrical, mechanical, software, firmware, and technician teams as needed
• Validate corrective actions to avoid future failures
• Conduct thorough inspections and checkouts of new hardware and RMAs to ensure they meet quality and functional standards before shipment.
• Assist in collecting customer feedback and issues to share with product teams for continuous improvement.
• Create and review documentation such as drawings, schematics, build instructions, and incoming hardware quality tests/checks
• Assist with improved diagnostics to more rapidly detect failure modes

What you’ll bring:

• Proven hands‑on experience debugging and assembling hardware/software systems – specifically in the autonomous vehicle, robotics or similar advanced systems space
• Experience working with customers directly delivering technical solutions
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences
• You are confident with automotive electronics and are familiar with communication protocols and tools such as Ethernet, CAN, LIN, 100BASE‑T1.
• Proven ability to independently solve complex, novel problems with minimal guidance through critical thinking and resourcefulness.

Bonus Points:

• Demonstrated expertise with autonomy‑specific sensors, including cameras, LiDAR, radar, and INS systems.
• Skills in prototyping electronics, wire harnesses, and custom hardware components
• Experience hardware design tool such as CAD, SolidWorks, Soldering, etc
• Experience in programming/scripting languages (C++, Python, C, ROS, bash), operating system such as Ubuntu/Linux/Windows System
• Failure analysis experience a plus

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation package including equity and annual bonuses
• Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision plans through Kaiser Permanente, Cigna, and MetLife (including a medical plan with infertility benefits)
• MetLife Legal Services, Identity & Fraud Protection, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Accident Insurance, & Critical Illness Insurance
• Flexible PTO, 10 paid holidays, and generous parental leave policies
• Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance
• Wellbeing Benefits – Headspace through Cigna, Calm through Kaiser, One Medical, Gympass, Spring Health through Cigna, Rula (mental health navigation)
• Fidelity 401(k)
• Commuter, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, HSA
• Various incentive programs (referral bonuses, patent bonuses, etc.)

At Kodiak, we strive to build a diverse community working towards our common company goals in a safe and collaborative environment where harassment of any kind is strictly prohibited. Kodiak is committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.